Wait am I not fighting?? Please say it ain't so I got bills to pay @ufc !
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Joe Lauzon's take on todays news.
Quote:
Not only has this screwed over all the fans that bought tickets, non
refundable airfare, took off work, made arrangements, etc... but think
of all the fighters. Fighters that put in full camps, flew people in
that helped them trains, etc. By the time I am actually fight, I spend
close to 20k between corners, flights, expenses, coaches, etc... and
then to have the whole show cancelled because ONE guy didn't want to
fight. This ONE guy that had trained an entire camp, who was the CHAMP
and at the top of his weight class, who was going to fight someone who
didn't do the camp, and was fighting UP a weight class. I have always been a big Jon Jones supporter... but I would be FURIOUS if this happenned to me and I was on the card. To call is scorched earth wouldn't do it justice.
"Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!" 🎸⚽🏀🎨
– “This is probably one of my all time lows of being President in 11
years. For the first time in 11 years, we’re going to cancel an event.”
– Henderson has a partial tear in his MCL and couldn’t continue. He tried to train and get back but he can’t. So they had to cancel.
– White says Chael Sonnen accepted the fight with 8 days notice, really wanted to do it and said he would fly to Vegas. They started working on putting the fight together and they were going to announce on this call that Sonnen was fighting Jones but Jones turned it down.
– White says a guy who is the 205-pound champion and one of the pound-for-pound best has never cancelled a fight.
– Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida has been booked for UFC 152 on Sept. 22, 2012, as the new main event in Toronto.
– White says Jones was hit with some options and knew the consequences of what would happen if he declined the Sonnen fight. He still declined. White is basically throwing Jones under the bus during this call.
– White reveals that Greg Jackson told Jon Jones that taking a fight against Chael Sonnen on 8 days notice would be the “biggest mistake of his career.” White is blasting that thought, especially since Sonnen was willing to fly out and do the fight as a middleweight.
– White on Jackson — “This guy is a fucking sport killer.”
– Unsure how long Dan Henderson will be out.
– “In the history of the UFC, I mean Tito’s been the most difficult guy in the history of the company since I’ve been here and Tito Ortiz didn’t not take fights.” Dana is pissed about Jones turning down Sonnen and getting the event cancelled.
– White is repeatedly banging home the fact that Jones is the first champion to ever turn down a match.
– UFC 152 will now become UFC 151: “Jones vs. Machida 2.”
– White is asked if this decision will affect the UFC sponsoring Jones going forward. White says he always hated it and he’s the wrong guy to ask about it.
– Regarding the plans for the rest of the UFC 151 fights that were scheduled — “We’ll figure it out.” Makes it sound like they’ll simply move those fights to other cards and proceed with them as planned.
– When asked how this changes White’s relationship with Jon Jones he simply says, “A lot.”
– Fans will get refunds, of course. White calls this a major blow for the company and they’re going to lose a shit ton of money by cancelling this event this close to it. Hence the anger.
– When asked if they had a stronger co-main event in place if they would have bumped it up and went ahead as planned, White said they had to cancel because of “where we are right now.”
– White continues to reiterate that he and Lorenzo Fertitta are both “disgusted” with Jones. Goes on to call Sonnen a “lunatic” for being willing to show up and fight no matter where or when. He was the only guy who accepted so they were going to make the fight. Sonnen was excited.
– Sonnen called Jones “a mental midget” and he would break him in a fight between the two.
– When asked if Jones turned the fight down because he might be too scared to lose his belt, White said he “doesn’t know.”
– There was no consideration given to moving the flyweight title fight to a different card. It will be a co-main event bout at UFC 151 now under Jones vs. Machida.
– “Good for you, Jon Jones, you’re rich and you don’t have to take this fight but what about the guys on the undercard? This is how they feed their families. They need this.” White is absolutely pissed about all the money this has cost the UFC to cancel the event because Jones refused to fight Sonnen.
– “I can tell you this right now, he ain’t turning down the Machida fight. If I get a call today that he’s turning down the fight, we’ll have another conference call.” White is asked what that means and he says don’t ask stupid questions. Sounds like he would just fire him.
– Jones didn’t ask for more money to fight Machida.
– “This is one of the most selfish, disgusting decisions that doesn’t just affect you. You just affected 16 other guys lives and families.” Man, White is taking it to Jones. Says this won’t make him popular to sponsors, cable distributors, fans, other fighters, everyone.
– “I don’t give a shit what Greg Jackson thinks. The guy is a fucking weirdo, man. Greg Jackson should not be interviewed by anybody ever again except by a psychiatrist.”
EDIT
Henderson posted the following statement to his Facebook page:
"Sadly and unfortunately, I partially tore a ligament in my knee in training," the post read. "As a result I've had to make one of the toughest decisions that I have ever had to make...for the first time in my career I am forced to pull out of a fight, my fight with Jon Jones at UFC 151. Luckily, surgery is not needed at this time and I will be completely devoted to rehabing my knee as quickly as possible. I feel that I owe it to my fans and all the people supporting me to fight at my full potential in order to give myself a chance to win the UFC title. I appreciate the loyal support that I have felt from my fans. I want to thank all of my coaches and team of guys for the great support with my training camp. Most importantly, I appreciate their honesty when I needed them the most to make this very difficult decision. I also want to thank Dana and Lorenzo for being so understanding and supportive. I will continue to pursue the UFC belt with all of my heart!"
Jackson told Mauro Ranallo on The MMA Show: "I was asked if it was smart to take a fight on three days notice and I don't think it's smart to do that. Three days to fight a guy that caliber is not a smart thing to do. I'm not trying to ruin the sport or cancel an event. I don't know about that stuff, but thought it wasn't a wise course of action."
– Henderson has a partial tear in his MCL and couldn’t continue. He tried to train and get back but he can’t. So they had to cancel.
– White says Chael Sonnen accepted the fight with 8 days notice, really wanted to do it and said he would fly to Vegas. They started working on putting the fight together and they were going to announce on this call that Sonnen was fighting Jones but Jones turned it down.
– White says a guy who is the 205-pound champion and one of the pound-for-pound best has never cancelled a fight.
– Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida has been booked for UFC 152 on Sept. 22, 2012, as the new main event in Toronto.
– White says Jones was hit with some options and knew the consequences of what would happen if he declined the Sonnen fight. He still declined. White is basically throwing Jones under the bus during this call.
– White reveals that Greg Jackson told Jon Jones that taking a fight against Chael Sonnen on 8 days notice would be the “biggest mistake of his career.” White is blasting that thought, especially since Sonnen was willing to fly out and do the fight as a middleweight.
– White on Jackson — “This guy is a fucking sport killer.”
– Unsure how long Dan Henderson will be out.
– “In the history of the UFC, I mean Tito’s been the most difficult guy in the history of the company since I’ve been here and Tito Ortiz didn’t not take fights.” Dana is pissed about Jones turning down Sonnen and getting the event cancelled.
– White is repeatedly banging home the fact that Jones is the first champion to ever turn down a match.
– UFC 152 will now become UFC 151: “Jones vs. Machida 2.”
– White is asked if this decision will affect the UFC sponsoring Jones going forward. White says he always hated it and he’s the wrong guy to ask about it.
– Regarding the plans for the rest of the UFC 151 fights that were scheduled — “We’ll figure it out.” Makes it sound like they’ll simply move those fights to other cards and proceed with them as planned.
– When asked how this changes White’s relationship with Jon Jones he simply says, “A lot.”
– Fans will get refunds, of course. White calls this a major blow for the company and they’re going to lose a shit ton of money by cancelling this event this close to it. Hence the anger.
– When asked if they had a stronger co-main event in place if they would have bumped it up and went ahead as planned, White said they had to cancel because of “where we are right now.”
– White continues to reiterate that he and Lorenzo Fertitta are both “disgusted” with Jones. Goes on to call Sonnen a “lunatic” for being willing to show up and fight no matter where or when. He was the only guy who accepted so they were going to make the fight. Sonnen was excited.
– Sonnen called Jones “a mental midget” and he would break him in a fight between the two.
– When asked if Jones turned the fight down because he might be too scared to lose his belt, White said he “doesn’t know.”
– There was no consideration given to moving the flyweight title fight to a different card. It will be a co-main event bout at UFC 151 now under Jones vs. Machida.
– “Good for you, Jon Jones, you’re rich and you don’t have to take this fight but what about the guys on the undercard? This is how they feed their families. They need this.” White is absolutely pissed about all the money this has cost the UFC to cancel the event because Jones refused to fight Sonnen.
– “I can tell you this right now, he ain’t turning down the Machida fight. If I get a call today that he’s turning down the fight, we’ll have another conference call.” White is asked what that means and he says don’t ask stupid questions. Sounds like he would just fire him.
– Jones didn’t ask for more money to fight Machida.
– “This is one of the most selfish, disgusting decisions that doesn’t just affect you. You just affected 16 other guys lives and families.” Man, White is taking it to Jones. Says this won’t make him popular to sponsors, cable distributors, fans, other fighters, everyone.
– “I don’t give a shit what Greg Jackson thinks. The guy is a fucking weirdo, man. Greg Jackson should not be interviewed by anybody ever again except by a psychiatrist.”
EDIT
Henderson posted the following statement to his Facebook page:
"Sadly and unfortunately, I partially tore a ligament in my knee in training," the post read. "As a result I've had to make one of the toughest decisions that I have ever had to make...for the first time in my career I am forced to pull out of a fight, my fight with Jon Jones at UFC 151. Luckily, surgery is not needed at this time and I will be completely devoted to rehabing my knee as quickly as possible. I feel that I owe it to my fans and all the people supporting me to fight at my full potential in order to give myself a chance to win the UFC title. I appreciate the loyal support that I have felt from my fans. I want to thank all of my coaches and team of guys for the great support with my training camp. Most importantly, I appreciate their honesty when I needed them the most to make this very difficult decision. I also want to thank Dana and Lorenzo for being so understanding and supportive. I will continue to pursue the UFC belt with all of my heart!"
Jackson told Mauro Ranallo on The MMA Show: "I was asked if it was smart to take a fight on three days notice and I don't think it's smart to do that. Three days to fight a guy that caliber is not a smart thing to do. I'm not trying to ruin the sport or cancel an event. I don't know about that stuff, but thought it wasn't a wise course of action."
"Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!" 🎸⚽🏀🎨
Neznam, meni je smiješno da se uopće dovode u situaciju da Jones može "birati" protivnika. Istina je da neznamo kakve sve klauzule imaju današnje UFC zvijezde u ugovoru no biranje protivnika ne bi smjela biti jedna od tih stavki.
Dana mora početi raditi na tome, naprosto ti si čovjek pod ugovorom i borit ćeš se proitv onoga koga ti mi damo,a ne ovako. Onda mogu komotno maknuti matchmakera Silvu pa nek si borci sami dogovoraju borbe.
I nije mi jasno zašto je Jones uopće to odbio. Iskreno ne vidim baš kakve bi bile Sonnenove šanse u ovoj borbi, po meni bi imao manje nego protiv Andersona. No očito ne dijele svi takvo mišljenje...
Chael odgovorio 
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1308996-chael-sonnen-exclusive-ufc-champion-jon-jones-is-a-delusional-brat

Chael Sonnen Exclusive: UFC Champion Jon Jones Is a Delusional Brat
Although the official record book still reads "Jon Jones," Chael Sonnen feels like the light heavyweight division has a new kingpin. Jones turned down a fight with the former middleweight contender, making Sonnen, in his mind, the top fighter in the weight class.
"When I decided to go after the light heavyweight championship, I knew that I'd win it like I always do," Sonnen told Bleacher Report in an exclusive interview. "I just didn't know it would be by forfeit. But I do stand before you today the light heavyweight champion."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1308996-chael-sonnen-exclusive-ufc-champion-jon-jones-is-a-delusional-brat
"Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!" 🎸⚽🏀🎨
* * * Joe Rogan's comedy show cancelled due to Jon Jones * * *
from joe's twitter:
Joe Rogan @joerogan
People coming to my show at Mandalay Bay on Friday the 31st- because of the UFC canceling the event, Mandalay is canceling the show as well.
man jon is just screwing everyone over














Smak svijeta preksutra, krivac? Samo jedan, Jonsey 'Bones' Jones. The man who sold the world
Joe Rogan @joerogan
People coming to my show at Mandalay Bay on Friday the 31st- because of the UFC canceling the event, Mandalay is canceling the show as well.
man jon is just screwing everyone over














Smak svijeta preksutra, krivac? Samo jedan, Jonsey 'Bones' Jones. The man who sold the world

"Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!" 🎸⚽🏀🎨

@JonnyBones Can I at least get one of your new Nike T-shirts? I'll give it to my kid since I won't have any money for her school clothes.

Very very sad for other fighters who were on the card of UFC 151 ! I know how much its cost with money and time to prepare for a fight !

Who got $50 I can borrow till my next fight? ;)

Me n @Rick_Story took a fight on 24 hrs norice!! Champ what?!?! @ufc
@JonnyBones u can send my check to PO box 198. EH NJ. Rent is due the first, so preferably by then. Thanks. @ufc

I gotta say, I feel bad for the fighters and my training partner @MeansTim who will not get to compete next weekend @ufc 151. #JustFight
yes. He is to blame. “@raisedRIGHT: @aaronsimpson you’re the only fighter I follow Can you blame jones for turning down the fight?”

Im no longer fighting. the whole @ufc 151 card is cancelled. Sorry to all fans who bought flight, hotel, and fight tickets. #heartbroken

I train my ass off I sacrifice myself&my family and my fights get canceled and sponsors bullshit me and don't pay. #UFC151canceled #livid

I am so livid right now I was the biggest Jon jones fan but not anymore that guy is bad for the sport his fans and other fighters he doesn't
Understand or forgot what it's like being a lower ranked fighter like me or @JeffHougland who make pennies compared to him and fighting is
Our livelihood and we survive by fighting and all the hard work those 20 other fighters put in are goin to waste utterly discusted

All that said, I’d have liked to see Chael fight Jones.

I am completely bewildered that Jon Jones didn't accept the fight with Chael Sonnen. Never saw that coming in a million years.
Now the entire UFC card is scrapped because Jones didn't accept a fight with a 185lb'er who is completely out of shape. WOW. Just wow.

If I was in Jones' shoes I'd have said "Bring me the contract and I'll bring you his head.". To me, the scenario was far in Jones' favor.
But if it was me instead of Jones...I'm a mercenary. You pay for war and you got it. #LeaveNoManstanding

Wow Can't believe UFC 151 is canceled!!!

Just heard the news. I got flights, hotels, tons of stuff I have 2 take care of. Just finished my last hard practice. Hope it's not true.


1. I feel bad for all the fighters who won't get paid. 2. I feel bad for all the fans 3. Feel even worse for the fans who r going to show up
I'm still shocked that an entire card got scratched because of 1 fight. I would be fucken pissed if I was a fighter on the ghost card.


Bones wouldn't be taking the fight on "8 days notice" he's been training for a fight for (cont) tl.gd/j08v19
I don't understand not taking a fight espically when you're in shape and fighting a guy who is a (cont) tl.gd/j091oe


@JonnyBones is a fraud. He's all about his $$ but he won't take a fight with @sonnench who would bring in WAY more $$? He's scared, period.
99.999% of @ufc fighters will be "company men" and help our organization if needed. @sonnench is a company man, @JonnyBones is selfish.



Just so people know I'm ready to step in & fight Jon Jones next week it saves me cutting weight on sep 29th lol #JustSaying #GypsyJiuJitsu

@JonnyBones is smart....its a business. Dont knock him for his decision. Yall aint in his shoes!!! U dont see it in big boxing events.

WOW. Absolutely SHOCKED at the cancellation of UFC 151, my mind is blown.


Damn that really sucks for all the other 151 fighters ..now don't get to fight .. Just wrong.. I would be pissed..



Something doesnt make sense Jones said he doesnt wanna fight machida cause he dont wanna be a broke fighter. Now hes not getting paid at all

UFC 151 canceled... :( no more cold spoon. Thats like me sitting on my own balls. Shocking saddening and painful

I would be pissed if I was on #UFC151 j-lau.com/NIMIF3

I can't believe a whole show was canceled because of Jon Jones!! He should have to relinquish his belt

@TavaresMMA man this sucks! What a sad day for MMA

Feel bad for all those fighters who were on UFC 151.

The news of UFC 151 cancelled is heartbreaking!!! Trying to stay positive that its Gods plan & not mine!!! Jon Jones is selfish For that!!!

Update: UFC 152 on September 22 will remain named UFC 152. UFC 151 will simply not happen. @arielhelwani remains good at math.



"And therefore those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him" - Sun Tzu
"Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!" 🎸⚽🏀🎨
Joe Rogan @joerogan
I am completely bewildered that Jon Jones didn't accept the fight with Chael Sonnen. Never saw that coming in a million years.
Joe Rogan @joerogan
Now the entire UFC card is scrapped because Jones didn't accept a fight with a 185lb'er who is completely out of shape. WOW. Just wow.
Joe Rogan @joerogan
People coming to my show at Mandalay Bay on Friday the 31st- because of the UFC canceling the event, Mandalay is canceling the show as well.
Joe Rogan @joerogan
All the folks that bought tickets in advance can get a full refund. My humble apologies, it's completely out of my control.
I am completely bewildered that Jon Jones didn't accept the fight with Chael Sonnen. Never saw that coming in a million years.
Joe Rogan @joerogan
Now the entire UFC card is scrapped because Jones didn't accept a fight with a 185lb'er who is completely out of shape. WOW. Just wow.
Joe Rogan @joerogan
People coming to my show at Mandalay Bay on Friday the 31st- because of the UFC canceling the event, Mandalay is canceling the show as well.
Joe Rogan @joerogan
All the folks that bought tickets in advance can get a full refund. My humble apologies, it's completely out of my control.
"Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!" 🎸⚽🏀🎨
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Anderson Silva was close to saving UFC 151.
According to UFC president Dana White, Silva relayed a message through his manager Ed Soares just moments after White announced on Thursday that UFC 151 was canceled after Jon Jones turned down a fight against Chael Sonnen. The middleweight champion, who admitted he wasn't in the best shape, volunteered to fight on eight days' notice in Las Vegas against another light heavyweight fighter. Unfortunately, he was a few hours late as the promotion had already decided to scrap the event.
White said he never expected Silva to offer his services and appreciated the offer.
Jones will now meet Vitor Belfort for the light heavyweight title on Sept. 22 in Toronto after Lyoto Machida turned down the fight due to not having enough time to train.
According to UFC president Dana White, Silva relayed a message through his manager Ed Soares just moments after White announced on Thursday that UFC 151 was canceled after Jon Jones turned down a fight against Chael Sonnen. The middleweight champion, who admitted he wasn't in the best shape, volunteered to fight on eight days' notice in Las Vegas against another light heavyweight fighter. Unfortunately, he was a few hours late as the promotion had already decided to scrap the event.
White said he never expected Silva to offer his services and appreciated the offer.
Jones will now meet Vitor Belfort for the light heavyweight title on Sept. 22 in Toronto after Lyoto Machida turned down the fight due to not having enough time to train.
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